Camp David

[ dey-vid ]

/ ˈdeɪ vɪd /

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noun

an area, closed to the public, in Catoctin Mountain Park in N central Maryland: presidential retreat with guests' quarters and conference facilities.

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How to use Camp David in a sentence

Saturday afternoon, hikers noticed the shoe while walking through Catoctin Mountain Park, which is part of the National Park Service near Camp David.
Partly dismembered body found by hikers in Maryland: ‘This person has a story to tell’|Dan Morse|June 16, 2021|Washington Post
The former president and his wife had very different work habits, and Osnos had to broker a Camp David-like peace treaty between them.
Dispatch from the front lines of war and publishing|Steven Roberts|May 28, 2021|Washington Post
A year or so later, then-President Bill Clinton convened the parties at Camp David searching for a peace agreement.
Israel vs. Hamas: Winners, Losers and What Comes Next|Sean Culligan|May 25, 2021|Ozy
You can trust Mary, at that convenience store in Thurmont, way up in rural Maryland near Camp David.
When it comes to unmasking, do we trust each other to follow the rules?|Petula Dvorak|May 20, 2021|Washington Post

A sad-faced orange Star of David flashed across the iPhone screen as we swiped left on “James” (not his real name).
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Pitchfork called him a “a rap-obsessed misfit from a summer camp who freestyles poorly” who is “ridiculous without knowing it.”
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David Greenberg at Rutgers University has a book coming out next year on political spin.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In 1989, a newly registered Republican in Louisiana named David Duke won his only election by a fluke.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
David Prowse, the actor who portrayed Darth Vader, wished to come back but had to turn down the role because of ill health.
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“This house must have been the hotel of some distinguished family, Baron; it is nobly proportioned,” said David Arden.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
As his eye became accustomed to the gloom, David Arden saw traces of gilding on the walls.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
"A camp-fire would hardly flash and die out like that, Sarge," he answered thoughtfully.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
There was a lathe near the spot where David Arden stood, and shavings and splinters under his feet.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
In the most perfect stillness, we arrived within two hundred paces of the enemy's camp.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Camp David

Camp David

/ (ˈdeɪvɪd) /

noun

the US president's retreat in the Appalachian Mountains, Maryland: scene of the Camp David Agreement (Sept, 1978) between Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel, mediated by Jimmy Carter, which outlined a framework for establishing peace in the Middle East. This agreement was the basis of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt signed in Washington (March, 1979)

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